Sitting of Friday, 22 May 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Papers Presented 5 speeches ▾
   • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

     AI summary The Speaker presided over the sitting, during which papers were presented and petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. He directed that any proposal on the matter raised should be brought before the Parliamentary Business Committee, noted the progress of Oral Answers to Questions, and announced that Question No. 1 by Hon. Sivasakthy Ananthan was postponed, with a new date to be informed later.

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   • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

     AI summary On behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, the Minister presented Rules issued under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023, as published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2479/54 of 12 March 2026, and moved that they be referred to the Committee on Public Finance. He also informed the House that the Parliamentary Business Committee would be convened in early June or at the end of May to arrange business ahead of the next sitting on 9 June, taking into account Opposition views expressed during the debate on the dollar issue.

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   • The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB

     AI summary The Minister presented reports on observations and actions taken under Standing Order 119(4) relating to the Department of the Registrar General and multiple District Secretariats, following matters raised in Committee on Public Accounts reports. He moved that the reports be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the House agreed.

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   • The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation and Minister of Energy JJB

     AI summary The Minister presented a report under Standing Order 119(4) on observations and actions taken regarding electricity sector matters under the Ministry of Energy, as raised in the Committee on Public Accounts report. He moved that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the motion was agreed to.

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   • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB

     AI summary Presented the report under Standing Order 119(4) on observations and actions taken regarding Ministry of Defence matters raised in the Committee on Public Accounts report. He moved that the report be referred back to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the motion was agreed to.

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2. 2 Petitions Petitions 3 speeches ▸
3. 3 Procedural Procedural: Parliamentary Business Committee and Party Leaders' Meeting 20 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Ancestral lands of displaced people of Mullikulam - Resettlement (Q.68/2025) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Land plots in Omanthai–Veppankulam distributed to public sector employees (Q.3/2025) 8 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Question No. 4 Postponed 1 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Low-capacity electricity cable systems - Expansion (Q.5/2025) 4 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Provision of drinking water in Trincomalee District (Q.6/2025) 8 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Questions: Multiple Questions Tabled (Q.7-9, and Agricultural questions) 11 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Question No. 10 - Trade/Commerce Question Stood Down 2 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Standing Order 27(2) Questions: CESS Phase-out and Currency Depreciation 13 speeches ▸
12. 12 Debate Ministerial Statement: Cybersecurity Incidents and Response 16 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Statements of Condolence: Six Former Members of Parliament 29 speeches ▸
14. 14 Adjournment Adjournment Questions 11 speeches ▸
15. 15 Oral question Question No. 01 - 2003/2026 and Question No. 2004/2026 - Hydropower Capacity 3 speeches ▸